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Lance · Dec 23rd, 2004, 1:17 PM

So I use GeekTool (an app that let's me print command output right onto my root window, like root-tail and I wanted to have a simple notifier. I don't want a notifier that takes up menubar space on my already-small 12" screen, and they launch a web browser anyways, while I use Mail.app for POP3 Gmail. So I wrote some simple code for GeekTool:

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print "G" if `curl -su <USER>:<PASSWORD> https://gmail.google.com/gmail/feed/atom` =~ /<entry>/

You can then just set GeekTool to run the file containing this command, or use perl -e to execute it right from GeekTool. Same with root-tail, I suppose.

Why did I post this? I have no clue, it's just interesting. A snipplet of code that others can probably use to their advantage, or even get more creative with it.

But there is also a POP3 version, if you like that more:

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#!/usr/bin/perl
use Mail::POP3Client;

$pop = new Mail::POP3Client( 
 * * * *USER * * => $ENV{GMAIL_USER},
 * * * *PASSWORD => $ENV{GMAIL_PASS},
 * * * *HOST * * => "smtp.gmail.com",
 * * * *PORT * * => 995,
 * * * *USESSL * => 'true', *
 * * * *);
 
my $count = $pop->Count;
my $plural = $count == 1 ? [ 'is', '' ] : [ 'are', 's' ];

print "$ENV{GMAIL_USER}: There $$plural[0] $count" .
 *" message$$plural[1]\n";
 * * * *
$pop->Close();

It was found at the O'Reilly's Developer Weblog, if you're curious.

Anyone got other spiffy ideas on how to implement unobtrusive Gmail notifiers?

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Dec 23rd, 2004, 1:17 PM	#1
Lance Programmer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chicago, IL USA Posts: 74 Rep Power: 4	So I use GeekTool (an app that let's me print command output right onto my root window, like root-tail and I wanted to have a simple notifier. I don't want a notifier that takes up menubar space on my already-small 12" screen, and they launch a web browser anyways, while I use Mail.app for POP3 Gmail. So I wrote some simple code for GeekTool: (Toggle Plain Text) print "G" if `curl -su <USER>:<PASSWORD> https://gmail.google.com/gmail/feed/atom` =~ /<entry>/ print "G" if `curl -su <USER>:<PASSWORD> https://gmail.google.com/gmail/feed/atom` =~ /<entry>/ You can then just set GeekTool to run the file containing this command, or use perl -e to execute it right from GeekTool. Same with root-tail, I suppose. Why did I post this? I have no clue, it's just interesting. A snipplet of code that others can probably use to their advantage, or even get more creative with it. But there is also a POP3 version, if you like that more: (Toggle Plain Text) #!/usr/bin/perl use Mail::POP3Client; $pop = new Mail::POP3Client( * * * USER * => $ENV{GMAIL_USER}, * * * PASSWORD => $ENV{GMAIL_PASS}, * * HOST * => "smtp.gmail.com", * * * PORT * => 995, * * * USESSL => 'true', * * * * ); my $count = $pop->Count; my $plural = $count == 1 ? [ 'is', '' ] : [ 'are', 's' ]; print "$ENV{GMAIL_USER}: There $$plural[0] $count" . " message$$plural[1]\n"; * * * * $pop->Close(); #!/usr/bin/perl use Mail::POP3Client; $pop = new Mail::POP3Client( * * * USER * => $ENV{GMAIL_USER}, * * * PASSWORD => $ENV{GMAIL_PASS}, * * HOST * => "smtp.gmail.com", * * * PORT * => 995, * * * USESSL => 'true', * * * * ); my $count = $pop->Count; my $plural = $count == 1 ? [ 'is', '' ] : [ 'are', 's' ]; print "$ENV{GMAIL_USER}: There $$plural[0] $count" . " message$$plural[1]\n"; * * * * $pop->Close(); It was found at the O'Reilly's Developer Weblog, if you're curious. Anyone got other spiffy ideas on how to implement unobtrusive Gmail notifiers? </randomRant> __________________ (Toggle Plain Text) /* LANCE / C++; / this makes C bigger but returns the old value / char site = "slackwise.net", home = "lance.slackwise.net", pics = "flickr.com/photos/slackwise"; /* LANCE / C++; / this makes C bigger but returns the old value / char site = "slackwise.net", home = "lance.slackwise.net", pics = "flickr.com/photos/slackwise";